Horror-comedy vs... well, horror?

[FreddysFingers]

This is a very interesting topic because I always find myself arguing with people that Zombieland is a comedy and not a horror, and that Slither is a horror and not a comedy. I see it this way: there are comedy themed horror movies and horror themed comedy movies. The overall intention is either to scare or to make the audience laugh. If the intention is to make the audience scared but have comedy as a coping mechanism, than it's a comedy themed horror movie and vise versa.